Plan Your Visit

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas offers care through its 53 beds, an emergency room staffed 24/7, surgicenter, sleep lab, and more than 12 specialty clinics. The hospital is also home to the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, one of only a dozen such pediatric-focused centers in the United States. Medical imaging and laboratory services are available with a provider's order.

Upon arrival, you are welcome to use the valet services offered in our front circle drive, open daily.

Our security team greets all families and visitors who are visiting for in-patient appointments, so note that ID is required for everyone 17 years of age and older.

Guest Services, located at the main entrance, can assist with directions at any time, including escorting you directly to your destination within the hospital. Additional appointment details will be provided by the specific clinic you are visiting.

We are here to help make clinic visits and in-patient stays as comfortable as possible for patients and families. On-site amenities and support include:

Anyone 17 years of age and older is required to have a driver's license or another form of ID to enter the hospital. You'll be given a sticker to be worn while in the hospital. Visitors under 16 years of age must be accompanied by an adult and not left unattended.

Thanks to the generosity of Kansas City's own PGA golfing great Tom Watson, the Tom Watson Emergency Department at Children’s Mercy Hospital Kansas is available to treat all kids 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. More than 90 pediatric emergency medicine specialists and surgeons on staff are ready to care for your child. If you have an urgent medical need, please call 911. Learn more about what to expect from the Children’s Mercy Emergency Rooms.

Having an Emergency Department at Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas allows us to provide the best care to children with immediate needs, including access to some pediatric surgical and radiology specialties. In addition to our 24/7 onsite ambulance transport team, we also accept outside ambulance traffic.

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Children's Mercy is home to more
pediatric specialists than any other health system in the region.
Many of these specialists can be consulted at Children's Mercy
Kansas through these pediatric outpatient clinics: